Buttermilk Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. (1/2 lb.) butter or margarine
3 c. granulated sugar
5 medium eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. thick buttermilk
2/3 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Cream butter; add sugar gradually.
Cream well.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add flavor, if desired.
If butter is of good flavor, omit vanilla.
Add sifted flour alternately with buttermilk to which soda is added, 1/3 teaspoon to each 1/2 cup.
Batter should be smooth.
Bake in a 10-inch tube pan which has been greased and floured for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Cool for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan.